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FEBRUARY 16, 2015

by Originally posted 2008-05-29 09:15:00. Republished by Blog Post Promoter People put a variety of information in their email signature files , from business phone numbers to favorite quotations to colorful images of their signatures. Calls returned: 10-11AM, 1-2PM and 5-6PM."

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FEBRUARY 16, 2014

Originally posted 2008-05-29 09:15:00. Republished by Blog Post Promoter People put a variety of information in their email signature files , from business phone numbers to favorite quotations to colorful images of their signatures. Calls returned: 10-11AM, 1-2PM and 5-6PM." " Short and sweet, gets right to the point.

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Professional Assistant Blog

JULY 7, 2010

Here are the 4 easy steps to do this: Highlight the information you want to change from vertical to horizontal or vice versa, depending on which way you need to change the information. Give it a try yourself and see how quick it can be to manipulate information from vertical to horizontal and vice versa. Click Transpose!

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Professional Assistant Blog

NOVEMBER 25, 2009

Do you want to walk over to their cubicle while their talking loudly on the phone and give them a piece of your mind? One of my readers asks: Ive been reading your blog for the past few months and really appreciate all the information and tips you provide! This happens to the best of us all of the time.

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DECEMBER 15, 2014

” Founded back in 2008 Expensify have a number of features that make processing expenses easier. Users can take pictures of their receipts via a mobile phone using SmartScanning. SmartScan inputs the receipt information, then matches the receipt to the expense, eliminating any manual entry. What is Expensify?

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Professional Assistant Blog

JULY 10, 2009

Do you try to "go green" by not printing e-mails or other documents that you could be e-mailing to others that you want to share this information with? You really have to be careful with these, as pertinent company information could leak out into the wrong hands. We are in week 3 now and cannot get rid of our recycling.

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Professional Assistant Blog

NOVEMBER 20, 2009

Posted on 21 November, 2009 10:51 PM Anonymous If you send an iCalendar as a follow up to a meeting request, do you have the option of updating your calendar or is it just for passing on updated information (or as you suggested possibly adding an agenda)? Thanks, Richard Posted on 4 January, 2010 11:32 AM soruba Thanks for the information.

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NOVEMBER 19, 2009

Do you find that your staff are not being consistent with their memos, e-mails , the way they answer the phone , etc.? Post from: Administrative Assistant Tips 2comments for this post soruba Very informative. Subscribe to The Professional Assistant feeds or get posts e-mailed directly to you today.

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OCTOBER 15, 2008

By The Professional Assistant on Wednesday, October 15, 2008 Filed Under: MS-Access , MS-Excel , MS-Outlook , MS-PowerPoint , MS-Word , Productivity Y ou receive an e-mail from your manager. Your manager asks you to create a report of some sort and wants you to send it to a client, but making sure that they cannot manipulate the information.

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Professional Assistant Blog

JULY 17, 2009

Then you finally do reach a live person and you are so fed up with all of the time wasted, that you start fuming towards the person on the other end of the phone. Would you prefer the client to calmly and rationally give you information on their issue? Now put yourself in that persons shoes. How would you feel?

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Professional Assistant Blog

JULY 14, 2009

Some of you might already know the answer to this, but I thought that Id give the information here anyways, since I was stumped in the beginning as well. They forget to do their own flight check-in and dont have time, so they call you up and ask you to do it. You scratch your head and wonder how this can be done.

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Professional Assistant Blog

OCTOBER 27, 2008

By The Professional Assistant on Monday, October 27, 2008 Filed Under: D o you have a question? There are over 200 articles of information so far and growing. If you feel that you want to remain anonymous, please note that I never disclose any personal information such as your name, company, etc.,

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Professional Assistant Blog

NOVEMBER 30, 2007

Do you have confidential information that you need to send to someone, but want to make sure that it gets treated like registered mail? For more information, visit www.reditag.com. If you would like more information on keeping your documents safe, take a look at the "How Safe Are Your Documents?"

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NOVEMBER 5, 2008

Home About Me Advertise Retrieve Your Files With Ease By The Professional Assistant on Wednesday, November 05, 2008 Filed Under: MS-Access , MS-Excel , Organize , Productivity D o you have quite a bit of filing to do? Your boss could ask you for something at a moments notice and you are expected to find the information within minutes.

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Professional Assistant Blog

OCTOBER 8, 2009

If its your boss thats asking for this information, make sure to read the e-mail right away. The "Broken Record" Approach The best way to combat this is using the "broken record" approach. Keep telling the person that you will get to it as soon as possible. Everyone else falls into the queue afterwards.

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Make or Break Moments

AUGUST 10, 2010

This can take any number of forms beyond the obvious such as prompt, informed attention by capable associates, the right products available when needed, etc. Do your employees understand the concept of building relationships with each person that comes in the door or calls on the phone? Or would they? Share your tips for success here.

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Make or Break Moments

DECEMBER 16, 2009

One person was behind the desk, I was no more than five feet away and talking to her when she picked up the phone and called a vendor, totally ignoring my presence. Yet, a phone call appeared to be more important than engaging me in even trivial conversation. Lesson Learned: One way to create sales is to get people into the store.

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Professional Assistant Blog

NOVEMBER 18, 2009

Categories Client Service (23) Ergonomics (6) Job Seeking (20) Meetings (43) MS-Access (8) MS-Excel (23) MS-Outlook (34) MS-PowerPoint (11) MS-Word (22) Networking (27) Office Gossip (18) Organize (91) Prioritize (42) Productivity (202) Research (7) System Security (16) Travel (20) The Archives The Archives July 2010 (4) June 2010 (4) November 2009 (..)

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APRIL 1, 2008

Home About Me Advertise Productivity With Shared Files By The Professional Assistant on Tuesday, April 01, 2008 Filed Under: MS-Word , Organize , Productivity D o you share your files with others in your firm? Posted on 1 April, 2008 11:33 AM The Professional Assistant Hi Jodith, Thats an excellent point. Thanks for the tip!

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2008

By The Professional Assistant on Monday, September 22, 2008 Filed Under: Organize , Productivity A re you asked to make reservations for your manager(s) at particular restaurants? You can make the reservation directly through this site and the information gets forwarded over to the restaurant itself.

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Make or Break Moments

DECEMBER 21, 2009

The purpose of your website should be to get the reader to take a predetermined action: pick up the phone, send you an email or fill out a contact form. Make sure your website is doing its part to capture the reader’s attention and get them to pick up the phone so you can do your magic.

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Professional Assistant Blog

DECEMBER 13, 2007

Does your boss come up to you and ask you to find information on an e-mail that youve received and needs it yesterday? A new window will pop up with results that will populate as the system retrieves this information. You can even specify who sent the e-mail, who it was addressed to, date fields, etc.

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Professional Assistant Blog

MARCH 4, 2008

Home About Me Advertise Write An Effective Out Of Office Assistant Message By The Professional Assistant on Tuesday, March 04, 2008 Filed Under: Client Service , MS-Outlook , Organize , Productivity A re you going on vacation? Also, don’t forget to change your voice mail message to read the same information.

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JANUARY 29, 2008

Home About Me Advertise Closing Shared Files While Away From Desk By The Professional Assistant on Tuesday, January 29, 2008 Filed Under: Productivity D o you share files on a network within your office? If someone else needs to access information, they can just click the "Read-Only" button. I am one of these people.

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Make or Break Moments

JULY 28, 2010

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The Small Business Blog

JULY 23, 2010

Business Telephone Systems & Phone Lines For Your Business techdepot.co.uk who after seeing a problem came up with a business idea to help actuarial students gather all the information they need from one source. OnlineOffice: Overview Get the Flash Player to see this player. External Links External Links SynergyOne.co.uk

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OCTOBER 10, 2008

By The Professional Assistant on Friday, October 10, 2008 Filed Under: MS-PowerPoint D o you want to change the way your Microsoft PowerPoint templates look? www.conetrees.com/2008/10/downloads/clean-elegant-presentation-template Posted on 12 October, 2008 1:34 PM The Professional Assistant Hi Feng Liang, Thanks for the comment.

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NOVEMBER 23, 2008

Business Telephone Systems & Phone Lines For Your Business techdepot.co.uk by Stefan Töpfer on Nov 23, 2008 We had the misfortune that there seems to be a computer virus/malware program affecting many Microsoft Windows operating systems, called winweb.exe. Said on November 26th, 2008 at 11:13 am [.] winwebsecurity.com ns2.winwebsecurity.com

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JANUARY 4, 2008

By The Professional Assistant on Friday, January 04, 2008 Filed Under: Productivity A re you being asked to check your companys website stats? I have been updating my firms website stats for quite some time now and wanted to share some tips on getting the information correct - the first time. Do you have software in place for it?

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Make or Break Moments

JULY 20, 2010

The book is divided into ten categories: Greeting Customer-Focused Involve Associates Involve Customers Make it Easy Make it Right Offer Value Phone Conversations Say Thanks Be Visible Each section offers quick and easy-to-implement suggestions for ways to put customers first in your business.

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OCTOBER 29, 2008

CRM) Video Tutorials By The Professional Assistant on Wednesday, October 29, 2008 Filed Under: Productivity A re you using ACT! Home About Me Advertise Free ACT! as your client relationship manager (CRM)? If you’re looking to purchase ACT!

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Professional Assistant Blog

AUGUST 25, 2007

If you chatter away in your e-mails and are trying to get your point across, this information will be quite juicy for your fingertips. Write out all the main points that you want to convey in the message (but be careful – ask yourself if the message should be formal or informal). Click send!

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Make or Break Moments

MARCH 12, 2010

Even online retailers need phone support (there’s nothing worse than going to a website and having to unravel the great mystery of figuring out how to contact them beyond the FAQ list!) Out-serve competitors (don’t bash them – just be better!) If you were going to add to the list – what would you add?

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Professional Assistant Blog

DECEMBER 5, 2007

Only the employees within that company can view the information that they write. We share ideas, skills and even ask guest speakers to provide up-to-date information and trends on what we need for our careers. Just remember not to divulge particular company information, since this can definitely land you in hot water.

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SEPTEMBER 4, 2008

Home About Me Advertise Labelling The Features In Microsoft Word By The Professional Assistant on Thursday, September 04, 2008 Filed Under: MS-Word , Productivity D o you create letters or labels in Microsoft Word ? Click on the Labels tab. From here, click on the particular label that you want to use and click New Document.

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SEPTEMBER 5, 2008

Home About Me Advertise Cover Your Tracks: E-mail Archiving By The Professional Assistant on Friday, September 05, 2008 Filed Under: MS-Outlook , Organize , Productivity , System Security D o you back up your e-mails in Microsoft Outlook ? This happens to office workers all of the time. Are you familiar with this?

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FEBRUARY 29, 2008

By The Professional Assistant on Friday, February 29, 2008 Filed Under: MS-Excel , Organize , Productivity A re you a Virtual/ Professional Assistant or want to become one? This lessens the time you have to spend on the phone. No need to access multiple tools to access your information. Home About Me Advertise Work From Home?

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